The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have formally received The President of the French Republic at Clarence House. 🇫🇷
Today marks the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s ‘Appel’ to the French population to resist the German occupation of France during WWII. pic.twitter.com/eslkUTQOtZ
— The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (@ClarenceHouse) June 18, 2020
Embed from Getty ImagesEmbed from Getty ImagesSpeaking at the ceremony, His Royal Highness said in French:
"It gives me the utmost pleasure and pride to accept the Légion d’honneur on behalf of this city and this country, and on behalf of all those who struggled for liberty in common cause with France." pic.twitter.com/0blU6xsFRm
— The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (@ClarenceHouse) June 18, 2020
Embed from Getty ImagesIn commemoration of those who lost their lives in the war, President @EmmanuelMacron lay a wreath at the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial. pic.twitter.com/ilggHzTixe
— The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (@ClarenceHouse) June 18, 2020
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have formally received The President of the French Republic at Clarence House. 🇫🇷
Today marks the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s ‘Appel’ to the French population to resist the German occupation of France during WWII. pic.twitter.com/eslkUTQOtZ
Speaking at the ceremony, His Royal Highness said in French:
"It gives me the utmost pleasure and pride to accept the Légion d’honneur on behalf of this city and this country, and on behalf of all those who struggled for liberty in common cause with France." pic.twitter.com/0blU6xsFRm
In commemoration of those who lost their lives in the war, President @EmmanuelMacron lay a wreath at the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial. pic.twitter.com/ilggHzTixe
— The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (@ClarenceHouse) June 18, 2020The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall received French President Macron to celebrate the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s ‘Appel’ at Clarence House on June 18th, their first Official Engagement in London after the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The Prince and Duchess also joined the President as he laid a wreath at the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial and later at the Statue of General de Gaulle at Carlton Gardens. General de Gaulle’s ‘Appel’ to the French population was to resist the German occupation of France during WWII, and was given from the BBC Broadcasting House in London to France as the French government prepared to sign an armistice with the Nazi invaders.